GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| hardy | bold |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |